by Dr. Gabe Mirkin | May 19, 2023 | Deaths of Famous People
In 1954, at age 25, Roger Bannister ran the mile in 3:59.4 to become the first human to run a mile in less than four minutes. This time is very fast when you consider that he raced in track shoes that were heavy and stiff, with spikes that were heavier than the total...
by Dr. Gabe Mirkin | May 13, 2023 | Deaths of Famous People
Fred Kummerow died at age 102 of arteriosclerosis, the disease that he had spent most of his life working to prevent. • He was the first researcher to show that trans fats in margarines and many processed foods caused plaques to form in arteries (Science,...
by Dr. Gabe Mirkin | May 6, 2023 | Deaths of Famous People
You better believe that you can be scared to death. The “Felony Murder Rule” allows prosecutors in all 50 U.S. states to bring first-degree murder charges against a defendant if someone dies during a crime such as burglary, rape, or kidnapping, even if the defendant...
by Dr. Gabe Mirkin | Apr 29, 2023 | Deaths of Famous People
Harry Belafonte was a Jamaican-American singer, actor and activist who won three Grammy Awards, a Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award, an Emmy Award, and a Tony Award and starred in several Hollywood films. Above all, he was a humanitarian who took the sides of the...
by Dr. Gabe Mirkin | Apr 16, 2023 | Deaths of Famous People
I love stories about quacks who become prophets. Medical breakthroughs are often made by doctors who were first ridiculed by their peers. In 1983, Barry Marshall and John Warren presented a paper to the Australian Gastroenterological Society claiming that stomach...
by Dr. Gabe Mirkin | Apr 9, 2023 | Deaths of Famous People
Thomas Alva Edison invented the phonograph, a long-lasting incandescent light bulb, the kinetoscope, the dictaphone, an autographic printer and rechargeable batteries. He improved the telephone by inventing the carbon microphone. He was arguably the world’s greatest...
